Post by The Sandmen on Jan 31, 2016 15:28:59 GMT -5
Michael Bisping is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Chael Sonnen looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Michael Bisping today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bisping wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sonnen doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping circles around Sonnen
Bisping grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Bisping
Sonnen ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Bisping moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Bisping is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Bisping's cheek from the guard.
Michael Bisping uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Bisping tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Michael Bisping manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Michael Bisping slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bisping gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chael Sonnen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chael Sonnen doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to better his position on the ground...
Bisping is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has Bisping controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Sonnen manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Bisping
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sonnen follows Michael Bisping
only to get counter punched in a big way! Sonnen needs to stop playing Michael Bisping's game or he'll get knocked out!
Chael Sonnen takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Sonnen!
Nice move by Bisping who clinches and pushes Sonnen against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Michael Bisping slightly pushes Sonnen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Michael Bisping tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Michael Bisping who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen shoots and grab both of Michael Bisping's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Michael Bisping managed to pull back his leg from Chael Sonnen's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Michael Bisping are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen hammers Bisping face and hooks Bisping leg
Michael Bisping is on his back after that trip
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Michael Bisping! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Michael Bisping doesn't defend himself!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to better his position on the ground...
Bisping is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Bisping viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Bisping is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chael Sonnen circles around Bisping
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bisping goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Bisping
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Michael Bisping.
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Round 2
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0:11 Round 2 and Sonnen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chael Sonnen tries a hook to the body
but Bisping manages to dodge it
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bisping tries to grapple
He puts Sonnen in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael Bisping's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Sonnen's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Bisping tries to take Chael Sonnen down... Sonnen stumbles backwards and Michael Bisping launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sonnen's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Michael Bisping are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen steps for a throw
Michael Bisping is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Those knees are landing! Bisping must do something quickly!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen slightly pushes Bisping into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping's mind is definitely in the fight, Sonnen just got nailed! Michael Bisping saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Sonnen moves aside and dodges.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sonnen with a double overhooks!
Chael Sonnen throws a combo
Michael Bisping ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Sonnen swings again, only to get countered once more! Sonnen is looking bad here!
A wicked punch by Michael Bisping
rocks Sonnen!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Terrible one sided match... Sonnen was not ready to fight a fighter of Michael Bisping caliber.
Sonnen steps forward
Michael Bisping catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Michael Bisping's mind is definitely in the fight, Sonnen just got nailed! Michael Bisping saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Sonnen is going to have a headache after this one.
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen is holding Michael Bisping's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Bisping loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to show some ground skills
Michael Bisping put Sonnen in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Bisping
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Bisping's face!
Bisping's Mouth is beginning to swell
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Bisping
Sonnen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Sonnen is countered by Michael Bisping.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Bisping looks to counter!
Bisping opts to jump inside Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen didn't see that coming. Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen now.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Bisping
He is not able to do it
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Michael Bisping wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bisping drills Chael Sonnen's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Bisping tries to move to full mount
Bisping succeeds
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Michael Bisping pushes Chael Sonnen down and prevents his attempts to escape
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Sonnen laid out on the mat! Michael Bisping's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Michael Bisping by KO (GnP) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 256 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/12 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 256 s
A good fight from Bisping, getting it all together and Chillying Chael.
Chael Sonnen looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Michael Bisping today.
Michael Bisping comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bisping wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Sonnen doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping circles around Sonnen
Bisping grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Bisping
Sonnen ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Bisping moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Bisping is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen attempts to move to full guard
Chael Sonnen manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen launches a few punches to Bisping's cheek from the guard.
Michael Bisping uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Chael Sonnen gets sloppy and Michael Bisping tries to take advantage...
Bisping tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Michael Bisping is in half guard over Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to pass Chael Sonnen's guard...
Michael Bisping manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping looks to mount Chael Sonnen...
Michael Bisping slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Bisping can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Bisping gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Chael Sonnen! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Chael Sonnen doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to better his position on the ground...
Bisping is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
Bisping is in rear mount over Sonnen
Sonnen has Bisping controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Sonnen manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Bisping
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sonnen follows Michael Bisping
only to get counter punched in a big way! Sonnen needs to stop playing Michael Bisping's game or he'll get knocked out!
Chael Sonnen takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Michael Bisping fakes a punch and launches himself over Sonnen!
Nice move by Bisping who clinches and pushes Sonnen against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Michael Bisping slightly pushes Sonnen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Michael Bisping tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Michael Bisping who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chael Sonnen shoots and grab both of Michael Bisping's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Michael Bisping managed to pull back his leg from Chael Sonnen's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Michael Bisping are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen hammers Bisping face and hooks Bisping leg
Michael Bisping is on his back after that trip
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Michael Bisping! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Michael Bisping doesn't defend himself!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping tries to better his position on the ground...
Bisping is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Michael Bisping moves to better his position on the ground...
Michael Bisping viciously slams hammer blows to Sonnen's face!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Bisping in his guard...
Michael Bisping rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Bisping is in rear mount over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Chael Sonnen. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Chael Sonnen circles around Bisping
Chael Sonnen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bisping goes down.
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Bisping
Chael Sonnen moves to better his position on the ground...
Chael Sonnen wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He is not able to do it
Chael Sonnen is in open guard over Bisping
Bisping tries to close his guard around Sonnen
He succeeds!
Chael Sonnen is in closed guard over Bisping
Sonnen is in closed guard... Bisping tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Chael Sonnen!
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Michael Bisping.
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Round 2
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0:11 Round 2 and Sonnen is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Chael Sonnen tries a hook to the body
but Bisping manages to dodge it
Bisping tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bisping tries to grapple
He puts Sonnen in a double underhook!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Bisping struggles and launches a few punches to Sonnen's head
Those punches are hitting! Sonnen covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Michael Bisping's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Sonnen's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Bisping tries to take Chael Sonnen down... Sonnen stumbles backwards and Michael Bisping launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Sonnen's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Chael Sonnen's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sonnen and Michael Bisping are cliched up against the cage. Sonnen steps for a throw
Michael Bisping is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sonnen punishes his opponent's thighs with a few knees while in the clinch
Those knees are landing! Bisping must do something quickly!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chael Sonnen slightly pushes Bisping into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping's mind is definitely in the fight, Sonnen just got nailed! Michael Bisping saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Sonnen moves aside and dodges.
Bisping moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Sonnen with a double overhooks!
Chael Sonnen throws a combo
Michael Bisping ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Sonnen swings again, only to get countered once more! Sonnen is looking bad here!
A wicked punch by Michael Bisping
rocks Sonnen!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Terrible one sided match... Sonnen was not ready to fight a fighter of Michael Bisping caliber.
Sonnen steps forward
Michael Bisping catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Michael Bisping's mind is definitely in the fight, Sonnen just got nailed! Michael Bisping saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Sonnen is going to have a headache after this one.
Sonnen's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sonnen is holding Michael Bisping's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Bisping loses balance and goes to the ground.
Chael Sonnen is in side mount over Michael Bisping
Bisping tries to show some ground skills
Michael Bisping put Sonnen in half guard.
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Bisping
Chael Sonnen fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Bisping's face!
Bisping's Mouth is beginning to swell
Chael Sonnen is in half guard over Bisping
Sonnen launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Sonnen is countered by Michael Bisping.
Poorly executed technique. Michael Bisping looks to counter!
Bisping opts to jump inside Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen didn't see that coming. Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen now.
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Sonnen tries to close his guard around Bisping
He is not able to do it
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Michael Bisping wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bisping drills Chael Sonnen's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Sonnen's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Bisping is in open guard over Sonnen
Bisping tries to move to full mount
Bisping succeeds
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Michael Bisping is in full mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Michael Bisping pushes Chael Sonnen down and prevents his attempts to escape
Bisping is trying to counter now!
Bisping is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Chael Sonnen, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Sonnen laid out on the mat! Michael Bisping's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Michael Bisping by KO (GnP) at 3:34 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Bisping
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/6 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/19 (89%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 256 s
Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/12 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 256 s
A good fight from Bisping, getting it all together and Chillying Chael.